Preliminary design of the OWEL wave energy converter pre-commercial demonstrator
Preliminary design of the OWEL wave energy converter pre-commercial demonstrator
The consortium responsible for the next stage of development of the OWEL wave energy converter will construct and test a large scale, pre-commercial demonstrator. It is expected that this will be installed at Wave Hub during 2013 and grid connected for a testing period lasting around 12 months. This paper reports on the preliminary design work being undertaken in the development of the marine demonstration device. This concentrates primarily on producing a fully costed design by detailing the hydraulic design and aspects of stability as well as providing insight into various design features such as the power take-off, naval architecture, moorings and control. The design is being largely informed by the results of a 15 month research project funded by the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) in which the performance was determined and a detailed techno-economic model for a large scale OWEL device was generated
Leybourne, M.T.
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Batten, W.M.J.
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Bahaj, A.S.
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Minns, N.
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O'Nians, J.
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Leybourne, M.T.
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Batten, W.M.J.
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Bahaj, A.S.
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Minns, N.
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Leybourne, M.T., Batten, W.M.J., Bahaj, A.S., Minns, N. and O'Nians, J.
(2013)
Preliminary design of the OWEL wave energy converter pre-commercial demonstrator.
Renewable Energy.
(doi:10.1016/j.renene.2012.08.019).
Abstract
The consortium responsible for the next stage of development of the OWEL wave energy converter will construct and test a large scale, pre-commercial demonstrator. It is expected that this will be installed at Wave Hub during 2013 and grid connected for a testing period lasting around 12 months. This paper reports on the preliminary design work being undertaken in the development of the marine demonstration device. This concentrates primarily on producing a fully costed design by detailing the hydraulic design and aspects of stability as well as providing insight into various design features such as the power take-off, naval architecture, moorings and control. The design is being largely informed by the results of a 15 month research project funded by the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) in which the performance was determined and a detailed techno-economic model for a large scale OWEL device was generated
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